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Cocaine charges dropped for college QB after tested substance comes back as... -- (link) - Reagen Aug 9, 11:53
Boring new batch of NHL Funko Pops -- (link) - Shaun Aug 9, 11:50 2
- I got Special Agent Orange (Eddie Murphy in Trading Places) today for $5 at Sunrise Records - Beaker Aug 9, 11:52 1
  - They did a cassette tape Pop? -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 11:55
The heavyweight world title rematch between Andy Ruiz Jr. and former titlist Anthony Joshua will take place on Dec. 7 in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia -- (link*) - Beaker Aug 9, 11:47 1
- cha cha cha -- nm - Beavis Aug 9, 11:49
LYC. Lime yogurt is my new favourite thing. - Andie Aug 9, 11:43 12
- Lime sherbet is a fave -- nm - budice Aug 9, 11:52 3
  - I'm still looking for lime popsicles - it seems like all the stores around here stopped carrying them. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 11:57 2
    - I have some in my freezer - your welcome to come over and have one -- nm - decline Aug 9, 11:58
    - travesty! -- nm - Andie Aug 9, 11:58
- I'd like to try that. I've been exploring yogurt flavours lately. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 11:45 4
  - i also love coconut. -- nm - Andie Aug 9, 11:50
  - This stuff rules. -- (link) - Shaun Aug 9, 11:47 2
    - that's the one! -- nm - Andie Aug 9, 11:54
    - Sweet, I'll keep an eye out for it. I tried the peach-mango flavour recently, that was good. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 11:49
- What if it is cursed? -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 11:45 2
  - But you get your choice of toppings. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 9, 12:00 1
    - That's good. -- nm - Shaun Aug 9, 12:01
The song at the end of Edge of Tomorrow took me a little bit to place, but it eventually clicked: Theme song to Whiskey Cavalier. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 11:41 1
- chicken/egg -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 11:43
Well, i guess this puts the Scott Moir-Tessa Virtue rumours to rest. He's getting married to someone else. -- (link) - Andie Aug 9, 11:31 1
- awwww -- nm - mud Aug 9, 11:36
Premier League season starts in a half hour. - Volnelk Aug 9, 11:26 2
- You bested us last year, this year will be different - J Aug 9, 11:39
- Go Crystal Palace! I love that game show. -- nm - Baron Universe Aug 9, 11:36
ST Poll: would you drink vodka made from crops at Chernobyl? -- (link) - Beaker Aug 9, 11:21 8
- No but only cuz I wouldn't pay $50 for a bottle of vodka -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 13:56
- Sure. Seems like perfect pairing with fugu -- nm - JD Aug 9, 11:58
- it is probably completely fine, but, no. -- nm - Andie Aug 9, 11:56
- What Bery said. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 9, 11:51
- No, but that's primarily because I don't drink alcohol. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 11:25 1
  - you should start with that stuff -- nm - decline Aug 9, 11:58
- fuck and no. -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:22
- Sure. - Spawn Aug 9, 11:22
10 years ago in theaters: GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Julia & Julia, A Perfect Getaway, (ltd): Paper Heart - Max Aug 9, 11:19 [youtube] 11
- 15 years ago: Collateral, Little Black Book, (ltd): Open Water - Max Aug 9, 11:19 [youtube] 10
  - 20 years ago: The Sixth Sense, The Thomas Crown Affair, Mystery Men, The Iron Giant, Dick - Max Aug 9, 11:20 [youtube] 9
    - Speaking of 20 years ago, I didn't remember that The Mummy and The Matrix came out in the same year. But started watching Mummy last night with Kieran -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 11:24 2
      - it and Mummy #2 are great fun (I'd also recommend The Rundown for a fun action romp) -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:26 1
        
        Hmm, I've seen The Rundown (it's fantastic) but it wasn't on my list for him and me to watch. Hmm. Maybe I should add it. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 11:27
    - 25 years ago: Clear and Present Danger, The Little Rascals, Airheads, (ltd): Eat Drink Man Woman - Max Aug 9, 11:22 [youtube] 5
      - 30 years ago: Parenthood, Lock Up, Young Einstein, (ltd): sex lies and videotape - Max Aug 9, 11:23 [youtube] 4
        
        35 years ago: Red Dawn, Cloak and Dagger, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension - Max Aug 9, 11:27 [youtube] 3
        
        I miss Banz! (NM) - Marlowe Aug 9, 11:36 2
        
        This. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Aug 9, 11:50
        
        I would watch the hell out of a Hong Kong Cavaliers series. -- nm - Max Aug 9, 11:39
I found this article pretty fascinating. If anyone remembers an article I posted a week or so ago about "what if the left was right about race", this - pmb Aug 9, 11:14
The day the music died: 1995 Jerry Garcia died this day at age 53. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 11:09 2
- who? -- nm - decline Aug 9, 11:09 1
  - I think he invented ice cream. -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 11:10
Charles P Pierce: NFL Owners Have Always Been Terrible. It's Just That Now The President Is Worse. -- (link) - Beaker Aug 9, 11:04
from b2: I'd like Randall Park to do my voice over. -- nm - Qale Aug 9, 11:02
Uber announced a $5.2 billion loss last quarter, bringing the company’s total losses to $16.2 billion since 2016; here is what that money could of dun -- (link) - Beaker Aug 9, 10:59 5
- $3B+ was stock stuff making rich people richer. Also, they're laying off 600+ in their marking department to cut costs. - decline Aug 9, 11:09 3
  - It's marketing and selling their services for too little to try to kill the competition of cabs and attract drivers. - pmb Aug 9, 11:16 1
    - it's all fun and games till the robot cars unionize -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:17
  - replacing them with stray dogs from a rescue as they were highly efficient at marking and cost only kibble a day -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 11:12
- NY MTA subway improvements: 10 kabillion dollars. -- nm - Mop Aug 9, 11:06
Dora 80% (56), The Kitchen 22% (102), Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 80% (91) -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 10:54
HP tech suggested I escalate my PC problem. I followed his advice, and they've approved a replacement PC. -- nm - Mop Aug 9, 10:53 2
- Why didn't you do that months ago? -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 11:56 1
  - Tech said that they have to demonstrate they've made every effort to repair it before HP agrees to replace it. -- nm - Mop Aug 9, 11:57
Comics Today: Dead Man Logan, Old Man Quill, The Batman Who Laughs and DCeased (plus Serenity from a few weeks ago) - Beaker Aug 9, 10:49 4
- Is OMQ any good? Seemed like a book we did not need, so I skipped it. -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 11:09 3
  - I love that whole world so I've enjoyed it. Good continuation to Old Man Logan -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:12 2
    - I'll spoil some stuff - Beaker Aug 9, 11:14 1
      - Okay, I may have to buy in. -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 11:16
This is creepy: Some random person managed to great a Google account linked to my own. - ReluctantCynic Aug 9, 10:48 10
- This happens to me a lot - it's some kid in Indonesia who doesn't understand how email works. - Reagen Aug 9, 11:44
- Sorry about that. -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 11:17 1
  - RUINER! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 9, 11:52
- That's... unusual. -- nm - Mop Aug 9, 10:50
- The email that says the account was linked should have a link to indicate "that weren't me" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 10:49 4
  - "I don't know...*pssssssssssssssssdt*...pub?" -- nm - Shaun Aug 9, 10:51
  - I haven't been able to find that email anywhere. -- nm* - ReluctantCynic Aug 9, 10:50 2
    - There's probably an interface-based way to find it, too, but this is similar to what I followed when I had a similar thing happen years ago -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 9, 11:05 1
      - Awesome! Thank you, Bery! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 9, 11:06
- JoelPants has been sleep-subscribing again, maybe? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 10:49
GLOW is new today, but all Netflix told me is that Wu Assassins is now available. -- nm - David Aug 9, 10:46 16
- Man, it feels like they're pumping out those seasons fast, no? -- nm - Mop Aug 9, 10:48 14
  - I feel exactly the opposite. Season 3 took more than a year for just 10 episodes. - David Aug 9, 10:50 13
    - GLOW and Stranger Things are two series that I loved season 1 of but really have not even thought about watching more. -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 11:21 10
      - Glow season 2 is sublime. -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 11:44
      - ST2 is just OK, but season 3 is fantastic -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:28 1
        
        Yup. -- nm - Mop Aug 9, 11:57
      - You're only hurting yourself. -- nm - David Aug 9, 11:28
      - You see what I mean people?! -- nm - Shaun Aug 9, 11:28 5
        
        In my defense, I no longer have Netflix! -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 11:46 4
        
        Do you even exist? -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 11:51 1
        
        I sometimes wonder. -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 11:53
        
        You see what I mean people!?!?!?! -- nm - Shaun Aug 9, 11:48
        
        We're one and done and run buddies! -- nm - Max Aug 9, 11:47
    - this -- nm - Diva Aug 9, 11:03 1
      - *our* needs, TV people! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 9, 11:06
- Follow Alison Brie on stuff and you would know this already! -- nm - Shaun Aug 9, 10:48
When my next cell phone billing cycle starts, I might turn off wifi just to see if I can even come close to using my data cap. - Shaun Aug 9, 10:42 8
- I have 3gb. My 72yo mother is on my plan and has accidentally turned off her wifi several times and blown thru that number easily -- nm - decline Aug 9, 11:06 1
  - yup, mom swears she doesn't click on videos but I hear them play often enough -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 11:10
- I can chew through 4gb in a day, if I go full bore -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 10:47
- I get close to my 4gig a month but I never watch videos, just post photos, can't use wifi for many sites -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 10:46
- I have 5gb usually but opted for their 10gb extra for 10 bucks - J Aug 9, 10:45 3
  - This current plan is $11 less than my prior plan, so I'm pretty happy with essentially unlimited data (for me). -- nm - Shaun Aug 9, 10:47 2
    - I weaseled my way into a Manitoba plan, 49 bucks for unlimited everything and 5gb. Going from 95/month at Rogers, I was very happy - J Aug 9, 11:36 1
      - That Manitoba plan is solid. -- nm - Shaun Aug 9, 11:40
THIS is how you conduct a presidential candidate polling. - Cuzzin Todd Aug 9, 10:41 1
- Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government! Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from - Spawn Aug 9, 11:44
Vudu gets me. Season 6 of The 100 is on sale for $9.99 today. - David Aug 9, 10:40 11
- Do you guys get it on Netflix? -- nm - Shaun Aug 9, 10:41 10
  - Seasons 1-5 are available on Netflix. They had a deal with CW to show a lot of stuff one month after the season ends. - David Aug 9, 10:43 9
    - Ahh. We've currently got all episodes, even though we're only up to S06E10 -- nm - Shaun Aug 9, 10:46 8
      - yeah, Netflix Canada gets a fair number of shows a day later (Suits is another one) -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 10:48 1
        
        Then there are the shows like B99, where they have to get thru the entire season before it's active. -- nm - Shaun Aug 9, 10:49
      - Did you see that Clarke and Bellamy had been secretly dating for six years and got married last month? -- nm - David Aug 9, 10:47 5
        
        So is it safe to assume that her baby is his? -- nm - Shaun Aug 9, 10:58 1
        
        I can't find any info that she has a baby. So, maybe? -- nm - David Aug 9, 11:29
        
        Wow!! I did not know that - Jovian Aug 9, 10:55 1
        
        I just tried to explain season 3 to Kim since she caught part of the season finale. It...wasn't easy. -- nm - David Aug 9, 10:58
        
        Negative. -- nm - Shaun Aug 9, 10:48
Woohoo! Rockos modern life is on Netflix! -- nm - Amoxy Aug 9, 10:38
The producer of Norwegian viking comedy series Norsemen gamed Netflix by buying up Facebook ads. - Mop Aug 9, 10:37
I wish Diet Dr Pepper tasted more like regular Dr Pepper... -- nm - Ender Aug 9, 10:36 1
- "My greatest creation." -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 10:37
budice: If you want to hear Deadpool narrate something, Ryan Reynolds narrated the Great Bear Rainforest IMAX film. It was pretty decent. - Beryllium Aug 9, 10:34 3
- I admit, when I watched Hobbes & Shaw I realized how much better it would be with Deadpool. -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 11:09
- I rewatched Blade 3 (Trinity) the other night...he was pretty funny in that. Also...Patton Oswalt -- nm - Flavorize Aug 9, 10:37 1
  - I just found out that is a bday present from Amy. Patton in November. -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 11:51
25 years ago... Woodstock '94 -- (link) - Mop Aug 9, 10:33
A bit of a reminder. Not only does Wal-Mart sell guns, they are the biggest gun retailer in the US as of 2018. So yanno. -- (link) - con_carne Aug 9, 10:32
ST Poster Diva lost an arm in the accident and has the sniffles. -- nm - Diva Aug 9, 10:32 5
- That’s a great one! -- nm - Flavorize Aug 9, 10:38
- ST Poster Will Hunting was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and also a paper cut. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 9, 10:37 3
  - Roger More has ALS, and a runny nose because the chilli sauce that came with his momos was spicier than expected. -- nm - Roger More Aug 9, 10:51 1
    - *embarrassed cuz had to look up momos* -- nm* - Diva Aug 9, 11:13
  - omg -- nm - Diva Aug 9, 10:43
re: Flavorize's post about AB on B2 - wha??? -- nm - Diva Aug 9, 10:31 7
- saving his return for sweeps on Hard Knocks -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 10:45
- Yeah...did you see my post late last night too, that AB might have Trench Foot...not frostbite? -- (link) - Flavorize Aug 9, 10:35 5
  - chawl. -- nm - Diva Aug 9, 10:43
  - you know what fixes trench foot? freezing your feet! He should try that -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 10:39 1
    - Yes. Gets Trench Foot in France and is now missing. He's a throwback WWI hero for our time + is wandering thru his own personal Lost Generation. - Diva Aug 9, 10:42
  - I am so glad I don't have to deal with owning him in fantasy this year. -- nm* - Shaun Aug 9, 10:37 1
    - I have him in Vampirates...I fully expect him to revolt on Carr when/if he plays. I might have to keep Watkins instead -- nm - Flavorize Aug 9, 10:40
ST Poster Strongbad has a ruptured spleen and a cut on his pinky toe. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Aug 9, 10:28 8
- I'd rather have you explain rap to me than a laparosplenectomy. -- nm - Baron Universe Aug 9, 10:44
- wtf is a spleen? is that even a thing? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 10:31 5
  - lol. The tree took mine. -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 11:08
  - *smash cut to Paul Reubens eating beans* -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 10:32
  - The spleen is the largest organ in the lymphatic system. It is an important organ for keeping bodily fluids balanced. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Aug 9, 10:32 2
    - Old red blood cells are recycled in the spleen, and platelets and white blood cells are stored there. The spleen also helps fight bacteria. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Aug 9, 10:33 1
      - well if its so important, why did they make it out of jello? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 10:44
- Barnacle the dog had part of his toe bitten off by a raccoon - Amoxy Aug 9, 10:30

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